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Value System in Taiwan, 1970 (ICPSR 7223)

Principal Investigator(s):Grichting, Wolfgang L.

Summary:

This study surveyed heads of households or wives of heads
of households in order to obtain an inventory of the basic (religious)
value structure in Taiwan. Attitudinal and behavioral differences
between rural and urban dwellers were also explored. The questionnaire
concentrated on the following areas: socioeconomics, living
conditions, family, social interaction, leisure time, process and
results of urbanization, value system in general, religious attitudes
and behavior, and perception of... (more info)

This study surveyed heads of households or wives of heads
of households in order to obtain an inventory of the basic (religious)
value structure in Taiwan. Attitudinal and behavioral differences
between rural and urban dwellers were also explored. The questionnaire
concentrated on the following areas: socioeconomics, living
conditions, family, social interaction, leisure time, process and
results of urbanization, value system in general, religious attitudes
and behavior, and perception of and contact with Christianity in
Taiwan. There were 1,882 respondents in the cross-section sample and
an additional 340 exclusively from the Hsien stratum. Demographic data
include sex, age, marital status, religion, education, parents'
education, and family income.

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Study Description

Citation

Grichting, Wolfgang L. VALUE SYSTEM IN TAIWAN, 1970. ICPSR ed. Ann Arbor, MI: Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research [producer and distributor], 1972. http://doi.org/10.3886/ICPSR07223.v1

Universe:
The adult population of Taiwan, including persons living
in private institutions (convents, monasteries, etc.) as well as
professional military and retired soldiers housed in military
compounds that were publicly accessible. Intentionally excluded were
people living in the smaller and larger islets (including the
Pescadores) belonging to Taiwan, mountain people, Caucasians and
Blacks, and all those living in public institutions (prisons, army
barracks, etc.).

Data Types:
survey data

Data Collection Notes:

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Methodology

Sample:
Four-stage stratified probability sampling. The cities
were oversampled due to their considerably smaller populations
compared with rural areas.